For Penn (7-17, 4-6), losers of four of their last five, Tony Hicks scored a game-high 25 points but he was a mere 10-of-24 shooting from the field. Fran Dougherty registered 12 points and 10 rebounds and Miles Cartwright poured in 11 points.

Brown held a 37-33 lead at halftime after shooting 48.6 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Penn shot just 41.4 percent but kept within striking distance by going 6-of-10 at the free-throw line, while Brown failed to attempt a foul shot.

The Bears never surrendered their advantage in the second half, and their lead swelled to as many as 16 points late in the game.

Brown held a convincing 46-34 edge in the rebounding battle and outscored Penn in the paint, 42-28.